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Paul Henry
FISHING BOATS, DUGORT
Lot 27
Price Realised:
€200,000
Estimate:
€200,000 - €300,000
Paul Henry RHA, 1877-1958
FISHING BOATS, DUGORT (1935-45)
Oil on canvas, 20" x 24" (50.7 x 61cm), signed.
Provenance: Purchased Combridges, 1940 and by descent; Important Irish Art Sale, Adams,30 May 2012 lot 34; Private Collection.
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Lot 27
Paul Henry
FISHING BOATS, DUGORT
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Oil on canvas, 20" x 24" (50.7 x 61cm), signed.
Provenance: Purchased Combridges, 1940 and by descent; Important Irish Art Sale, Adams,30 May 2012 lot 34; Private Collection.
Exhibite... Read more
Lot 27
Paul Henry
FISHING BOATS, DUGORT
Estimate:
€200,000 - €300,000
Paul Henry RHA, 1877-1958
FISHING BOATS, DUGORT (1935-45)
Oil on canvas, 20" x 24" (50.7 x 61cm), signed.
Provenance: Purchased Combridges, 1940 and by descent; Important Irish Art Sale, Adams,30 May 2012 lot 34; Private Collection.
Exhibited: Paul Henry Retrospective Exhibition, Ritchie Hendriks Gallery, Dublin, 1957, Cat. No. 60 which toured to Belfast Museum and Gallery; Irish Art from Private Collections 1870-1930, Wexford Arts Centre, 1977, Cat. No. 17; Paul Henry Retrospective Exhibition, The National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Cat. No. 93 (label verso).
Literature: S. B. Kennedy, Paul Henry: Paintings, Drawings and Illustrations, cat. no. 1037, illustrated p.304.
The subject matter of fishing boats is one to which Paul Henry returned from time to time. The village of Dugort is situated on the northern shore of Achill Island in County Mayo. The beach to the left is almost certainly Pollawaddy and the cottages in the foreground lie beside the road running east from Dugort. The mountain in the background is Slievemore, which dominates the landscape of the Island. It was to Dugort that Henry went when he first arrived on Achill in August 1910. But even then he found the village busy with tourists. 'Every second house seemed to be an hotel or boarding house', he later wrote, and so the morning after his arrival he set off for the much quieter village of Keel in the south of the island, where he subsequently established himself, taking rooms with John and Eliza Barrett who ran the post office in Keel. Moving from Dugort to Keel, Henry would have travelled along the road depicted here and he was enthralled with the scenery. 'Never shall I forget my delight and astonishment on that drive,' he wrote (Henry, An Irish Portrait, 1951, p. 3). The bright palette and clear, unmuddied colours which are a feature of this composition typify Henry's later work. Dr. S.B. Kennedy, May 2012
FISHING BOATS, DUGORT (1935-45)
Oil on canvas, 20" x 24" (50.7 x 61cm), signed.
Provenance: Purchased Combridges, 1940 and by descent; Important Irish Art Sale, Adams,30 May 2012 lot 34; Private Collection.
Exhibited: Paul Henry Retrospective Exhibition, Ritchie Hendriks Gallery, Dublin, 1957, Cat. No. 60 which toured to Belfast Museum and Gallery; Irish Art from Private Collections 1870-1930, Wexford Arts Centre, 1977, Cat. No. 17; Paul Henry Retrospective Exhibition, The National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Cat. No. 93 (label verso).
Literature: S. B. Kennedy, Paul Henry: Paintings, Drawings and Illustrations, cat. no. 1037, illustrated p.304.
The subject matter of fishing boats is one to which Paul Henry returned from time to time. The village of Dugort is situated on the northern shore of Achill Island in County Mayo. The beach to the left is almost certainly Pollawaddy and the cottages in the foreground lie beside the road running east from Dugort. The mountain in the background is Slievemore, which dominates the landscape of the Island. It was to Dugort that Henry went when he first arrived on Achill in August 1910. But even then he found the village busy with tourists. 'Every second house seemed to be an hotel or boarding house', he later wrote, and so the morning after his arrival he set off for the much quieter village of Keel in the south of the island, where he subsequently established himself, taking rooms with John and Eliza Barrett who ran the post office in Keel. Moving from Dugort to Keel, Henry would have travelled along the road depicted here and he was enthralled with the scenery. 'Never shall I forget my delight and astonishment on that drive,' he wrote (Henry, An Irish Portrait, 1951, p. 3). The bright palette and clear, unmuddied colours which are a feature of this composition typify Henry's later work. Dr. S.B. Kennedy, May 2012
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PLEASE BID EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.
In order to allow rival bidders the opportunity to respond to a late bid the following extensions will apply:
IF A BID IS RECEIVED WITHIN THE FINAL 45 SECONDS OF THE COUNTDOWN THE CLOCK WILL RESET TO 60 SECONDS.
At any point you can leave a maximum bid, representing the highest price you are prepared to pay for a particular lot. Bidding only advances when there is competition from a rival bidder. In that case the system bids on your behalf, only up to the maximum if required. All bids are relayed to you be email, along with notification if you have been outbid.
All maximum bids are confidential and not disclosed. The system will endeavor to purchase the lot for you for the least price. Bids are subject to buyer’s premium of 25% (incl vat), with no additional charges.
In the event of a tied bid, the preference will be given to the bid submitted first. The second bidder will receive immediate notification of being outbid.
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